Running for Legislature got a lot more expensive in Nebraska last year.
Candidates in the 2020 general election shattered records set just two years earlier, with average spending 30% higher than in 2018 and the top-spending campaign nearing the half-million-dollar mark.
But neither lawmakers nor campaign observers expect the trend to slow down anytime soon. I donât think the spending record that was set in my race will stand for very long, said State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, who poured an eye-popping $492,353 into his successful bid for elected office last year.
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Bostar, a Democrat, the top spender in the 2020 election, won the seat being vacated by Sen. Kate Bolz.
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‘Recover together’: LNK launches new campaign for local businesses
The campaign will specifically focus on supporting local businesses who have been following coronavirus guidelines in place.
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The campaign will specifically focus on supporting local businesses who have been following coronavirus guidelines in place.
“Many local business owners and managers are doing everything they can to make it safer for residents and visitors to enjoy Lincoln businesses,” said Kate Bolz, a Mayoral Aide for Economic Development. “This city-wide campaign provides businesses and residents of Lincoln with information and resources to recommit to safer health practices, rethink business, and inspire people to reinvest in Lincoln so we can recover together.”
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